Week 3 Preview: Louisville at Green

Joe Scalzo @jscalzoREP

Thursday

Sep 12, 2019 at 4:30 PM

Louisville (1-1) at Green (1-1)

WHEN 7 p.m., Friday

LAST WEEK Louisville 43, Hoover 36; Brecksville 34, Green 14

THE MATCHUP Louisville beat Green 31-20 last season in the first meeting between the teams. … The Leopards ran 83 offensive plays against the Vikings on Friday, piling up 467 yards and 27 first downs. Three different players had at least 10 rushing attempts, while five different receivers caught at least two passes. “The biggest thing is they have skill players all over the field,” Green coach Mark Geis said of the Leopards. “They almost all look the same. They’re all like 6-2, 6-3 with good speed and they do their jobs really well.” … QB Colton Jones has completed 33 of 52 passes for 408 yards, three TDs and two interceptions. His main target is senior Davis Burick, who has 129 yards receiving in two games and rushed for 61 yards against Hoover. RB Connor Adelman has team-highs in attempts (47), yards (141) and TDs (three). … Green led Brecksville 7-0 after one quarter before surrendering 27 straight points. The Bees had lost 15 straight games but got a huge night from FBS recruit Joe Labas, who threw for 244 yards and ran for 58. “Brecksville’s team last year is kind of where we’re at this year, where everything is new,” said Geis, who is in his first year at Green after stints at Rootstown and Kent Roosevelt. “I don’t care what their (Brecksville's) record was last year. They were a really solid team.” … RB Porter Flinn carried 20 times for 91 yards for the Bulldogs, while QB Trevor Van Horn and RB Dylan Davis each ran for TDs. “Green is a well-coached team,” Louisville coach Jeff Twiddy said. “Mark did a great job at Rootstown and I’m a Mogadore guy, so I’m familiar with him. He’s going to get that (Green) program going in the right direction. He has my respect as a head coach.”

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